HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The alleged victims of the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal are finding there isn't much in their pasts that the defense isn't trying to find out. Jerry Sandusky's defense team wants to know their IQs, how well they did in school and even their medical histories.

In a series of discovery requests made to the attorney general's office in recent months, Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola has sought school transcripts, medical records going back to birth, Internet search histories, Facebook account details, employment-related documents and cellphone and Twitter records.

Prosecutors have turned over some records, don't have others and argued that many requests are not proper under state law - a determination that will ultimately be up to the presiding judge, John Cleland.

Lawyers for Sandusky's alleged victims are critical of Amendola's tactics, with one accusing him of "a despicable act of cowardice." The question of how much information the defense is entitled to will be the subject of a pretrial hearing Wednesday.

Credibility of witnesses and the reliability of their recall will likely be pivotal issues in Sandusky's upcoming criminal trial, with allegations that go back in some cases well over a decade.More...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The alleged victims of the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal are finding there isn’t much in their pasts that the defense isn’t trying to find out. Jerry Sandusky’s defense team wants to know their IQs, how well they did in school and even their medical histories.

In a series of discovery requests made to the attorney general’s office in recent months, Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola has sought school transcripts, medical records going back to birth, Internet search histories, Facebook account details, employment-related documents and cellphone and Twitter records.More...

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Mike McQueary, the Penn State assistant football coach whose eyewitness testimony proved central in the university's child sex-abuse scandal, now plans to sue the university.

McQueary has filed the preliminary paperwork necessary for a "whistleblower" lawsuit against the university, according to a story posted online Tuesday by reporter Mike Dawson of the Centre Daily Times in Pennsylvania.

The four-page document does not discuss details of the pending lawsuit but puts all parties on alert that McQueary will attempt to seek damages "outside normal arbitration limits," according to the story.

A Penn State spokesman told the Associated Press on Tuesday that McQueary remains on the payroll and that school officials can't comment because they haven't seen the filing. ::snipping2::

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State prosecutors inadvertently identified at least one of Jerry Sandusky’s accusers in court filings Tuesday, the latest in a series of missteps in the run up to the former coach’s trial next month.

A document filed publicly by the attorney general’s office named the young man identified in court filings as “Victim 1” as well as others involved in the investigation, according to an order from Judge John M. Cleland ordering the information sealed soon after it went up on a public website.

The blunder came one day after prosecutors conceded they had a key date wrong in an instance of alleged abuse that has come, for many, to define the case against the former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach.

They said in court filings Monday that they now believe then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary saw Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in the football locker room showers in February 2001 — a full year earlier than the date they had previously provided.

The time change could carry significant ramifications for forthcoming trials against Sandusky and two Penn State administrators accused of failing to report the abuse.

Attorneys for Tim Curley, the university’s former athletic director, and Gary Schultz, a former vice president, argue that if the abuse happened in 2001 it no longer falls within the statute of limitations for their failure to report charge.More...

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The trial for former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on child-sex abuse charges is scheduled for June 5. But if you thought things were going to be quiet on that scandal front until then, guess again.

Ex-Nittany Lions assistant Mike McQueary, whose explosive allegations that he saw Sandusky assaulting a young boy in a shower in the football complex set this story into hyperdrive, now intends to sue the school under whistleblower's statutes.

McQueary's attorney filed a motion in court on Tuesday that notifies Penn State that he intends to sue. The motion contains no details except that he intends to prove he was the person to point out wrongdoing or misconduct within an institution, and that he is entitled to compensation. The former wide receivers coach was placed on administrative leave Nov. 11. ::snipping2::And also on Tuesday, a prosecution document related to the case was filed online and mistakenly revealed the name of one of Sandusky's young accusers. Prosecutors are under court order not to release the names of alleged victims. The document was taken offline and later re-posted without the name. But we all know that once something goes online for even a short amount of time, it can get passed around and have a long shelf life.

We're still nearly a month from the scheduled start of the trial. If the past 24 hours are any indication, it's going to be a circus from now until (especially) then.

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They’re called the alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky, but most of them feel like they’re the ones about to go on trial. More...Comments:Bob Washick May 08, 2012 at 7:08PMFollow

I've said it before and I'll say it again - There was a scheme to make JoPA the greatest and the best. As the Sandusky case is whittled down, martyrdom for Joe will be made. DA Gricar investigating Sandusky, which would have put an end to JoPA earlier, needs an FBI investigation. His hardrive that disappeared had to obtain information from other computers and is on other hardrives, so no one should be exempt, including the Altoona Diocese that received untold millions from JoPAs royalties. They gained a lot. The Governor from his position as Attorney General to board member needs a thorough investigation. The irony of all of this is that we only look at Sandusky, but the reality is he didn't get to be where he was and did without approval directly or indirectly with a nod and a wink. Who nodded and who winked. By the way, has anyone, any legislator attempted to repeal the Statute of Limitations that protects pedophiles. Nothing...... silence as in WWII atrocities...... Just look at Philadelphia..... PA has a big dirty little secret: protect pedophiles. Sandusky is only one part of this pyramid.

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- An attorney for former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky on Wednesday asked for his client's June 5 child molestation trial to be delayed.

In a court filing, Joe Amendola said he is concerned that he will not be able to "effectively and adequately" represent Sandusky without more time to prepare.

The trial was set to begin on May 15 but was delayed until June 5 after Amendola requested more time to ready his defense case.

Amendola said he needs the trial pushed back again to further examine evidence recently handed over by the prosecution, and that he is still expecting the state to provide him with more documents related to the case.

Among several reasons for asking for the continuance, Amendola says he cannot access the information on a hard drive authorities labeled "Sandusky Home Computers – EO1 Files" due to "a lack of the sophisticated equipment and/or software needed to download the information." ::snipping2::

One of the two charges against two Penn State administrators will likely be dismissed now that prosecutors have come forward to change by one year the date they allege former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulted a boy in the team's showers, legal experts said.

Five weeks ago, the attorney general's office argued in a court filing concerning the charge of failing to properly report suspected child abuse against Tim Curley and Gary Schultz that the statute of limitations had not expired because the incident involving "Victim 2" occurred in March 2002.

On Tuesday, Sandusky case Judge John Cleland granted prosecutors' request to amend that offense date to February 2001.

Under a timeline about the statute of limitations that was included in the March 30 filing by state prosecutors, the failure-to-report charge now appears to fall outside the time limit by nine months.More...

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One of the two charges against two Penn State administrators will likely be dismissed now that prosecutors have come forward to change by one year the date they allege former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulted a boy in the team's showers, legal experts said.

Five weeks ago, the attorney general's office argued in a court filing concerning the charge of failing to properly report suspected child abuse against Tim Curley and Gary Schultz that the statute of limitations had not expired because the incident involving "Victim 2" occurred in March 2002.

On Tuesday, Sandusky case Judge John Cleland granted prosecutors' request to amend that offense date to February 2001.

Under a timeline about the statute of limitations that was included in the March 30 filing by state prosecutors, the failure-to-report charge now appears to fall outside the time limit by nine months.More...

This morning is the deadline for state agencies and school districts to turn over certain evidence that Jerry Sandusky's legal team asked for as they prepare to defend him against 52 counts of child sex abuse.The information is about the eight alleged victims who have been identified by prosecutors. Two more cases against the former football legend and charity founder are based solely on witness accounts. ::snipping2::

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The prosecution in the Jerry Sandusky case wants to know if the defense plans to have experts testify at trial.

The request was made by prosecutor Jonelle Eshbach today as a motion pretrial discovery.

Eshbach wrote that the prosecution wants to review reports or results of physical or mental examinations, and if reports haven't been prepared, then the prosecution wants to the judge to order it be provided. ::snipping2::

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Jerry Sandusky's attorney is again asking for charges of child sex abuse to be thrown out.

About three weeks before his June 5 trial is set to begin, Sandusky's attorney Joe Amendola filed new court paperwork that says the charges against the former Penn State football legend are too vague. Unless prosecutors can give more specific dates for the alleged crimes, Sandusky can't prepare a good defense, Amendola said.

Amendola is also asking Judge John Cleland to throw out two specific cases against Sandusky in which no accusers have been identified.More...

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Prosecutors have warned the alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky: When you take the stand to testify at trial, your name could go public. Several people close to the case, including the attorney for Victim Four, told The Patriot-News that the state attorney general’s office is beginning to prepare the eight known alleged victims for their testimony in Sandusky’s June trial. And part of the preparation includes the realization that they will have to publicly state their names for the court record.

It could end months of anonymity and carefully crafted court documents, records and subpoenas from investigators and Sandusky’s attorney. More...

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Jerry Sandusky is asking a judge to dismiss all 52 criminal offenses he has been charged with in a child sex abuse case, citing a lack of specificity.

Sandusky’s lead defense attorney, Joseph Amendola, filed the pretrial motion Wednesday in Centre County Court. The defense wants all 12 counts of criminal charges relating to alleged victim Nos. 9 and 10 tossed because the allegations are too general and not specific enough to adequately prepare a defense.

Additionally, it wants 26 offenses related to alleged victim Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 dismissed for the same reasons — that the Commonwealth cannot pin down more exact details concerning times, dates and locations of the alleged sexual abuse.More...

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